Each Maiden album with one word

Iron Maiden: classic
Killers: power
The Number Of The Beast: pop
Piece Of Mind: prog
Powerslave: peak
Somewhere In Time: synths
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son: songs
No Prayer For The Dying: masculine
Fear Of The Dark: feminine
The X Factor: dry
Virtual XI: wet
Brave New World: spring
Dance Of Death: summer
A Matter Of Life And Death: autumn
The Final Frontier: winter
The Book Of Souls: zombie
Senjutsu: asleep

Very late.
 
Iron Maiden: Raw
Killers: Fillers
The Number Of The Beast: Casual
Piece Of Mind: Revelations
Powerslave: Unbalanced
Somewhere In Time: Masterpiece
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son: Art
No Prayer For The Dying: Shit
Fear Of The Dark: Fear
The X Factor: Depression
Virtual XI: Repetition
Brave New World: Comeback
Dance Of Death: Misstep
A Matter Of Life And Death: SAD (in the best of ways)
The Final Frontier: Ultra-boring
The Book Of Souls: Boring
Senjutsu: Decent?

I really like this thread.
 
Prowler said:
Iron Maiden: Raw
Killers: Fillers
The Number Of The Beast: Casual
Piece Of Mind: Revelations
Powerslave: Unbalanced
Somewhere In Time: Masterpiece
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son: Art
No Prayer For The Dying: Shit
Fear Of The Dark: Fear
The X Factor: Depression
Virtual XI: Repetition
Brave New World: Comeback
Dance Of Death: Misstep
A Matter Of Life And Death: SAD (in the best of ways)
The Final Frontier: Ultra-boring
The Book Of Souls: Boring
Senjutsu: Decent?

I really like this thread.
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Seventh son is pure art. And for me the x factor is like the dark and depressive art.
 
Edington said:
Is this to say DoD is an improvement over BNW? Explain yourself. :mad:
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I slightly prefer DoD to BNW nowadays.

The latter obviously has the much better production and performances. The cover of BNW is much better of couse. I'd also argue BNW is a more consistent album, but DoD has higher highs for me.

I like No More Lies (especially the live version) more than Blood Brothers, if barely; Dance of Death more than Dream of Mirrors; Rainmaker more than The Wicker Man or The Mercenary. I'm also one of the weirdos who really loves Gates of Tomorrow, due to the vocal harmony shenanigans in that song.

I used to prefer BNW, but over the years those two slowly caught up to each other and reversed positions.
 
I can agree that the highs of DOD are a higher than the highs of BNW, but BNW has no low points, so it's more consistent as an album and also tied with the reunion. Paschendale, DOD and Rainmaker in particular are top tier songs.
 
Prowler said:
I can agree that the highs of DOD are a higher than the highs of BNW, but BNW has no low points, so it's more consistent as an album and also tied with the reunion. Paschendale, DOD and Rainmaker in particular are top tier songs.
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I cant agree LOL dance of death has for me wildest dreams one of the worst openers. Rainmaker for me is boring if we compare to ghost of navigator no more lies is HORRIBLE montsegur has a really bad second chorus and then i save dance of death best song of thr album and paschendale one step behind. The rest? Boring depressing lack of emotion and ideas
 
Even though I'm not a big fan of Wildest Dreams and would count it as borderline filler, the post chorus section with the VI VII I chord progression and Adrian's little licks is bloody brilliant. That part alone saves the entire song for me. Gotta appreciate the small things, I suppose.
 
It's very interesting to see what people choose for their words. Some going very literal to the covers, some talking about where the album sits in their view, others sharing feelings they have when they listen. Interesting.
 
Vaenyr said:
I slightly prefer DoD to BNW nowadays.

The latter obviously has the much better production and performances. The cover of BNW is much better of couse. I'd also argue BNW is a more consistent album, but DoD has higher highs for me.

I like No More Lies (especially the live version) more than Blood Brothers, if barely; Dance of Death more than Dream of Mirrors; Rainmaker more than The Wicker Man or The Mercenary. I'm also one of the weirdos who really loves Gates of Tomorrow, due to the vocal harmony shenanigans in that song.

I used to prefer BNW, but over the years those two slowly caught up to each other and reversed positions.
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I do think Dance of Death is actually very underrated, mostly being remembered for its horrible cover art, loud production and being squashed between two vastly superior albums, rather than the merit of its music.

I agree it has some strong highs in Montsegur, Dance of Death, No More Lies (yes, it's repetitive, who cares), Rainmaker, Paschendale (though I don't think as highly of it as I used to it's still a fantastic song), but I think Brave New World's highs easily eclipse those, and that DoD has two near-bad songs in Age of Innocence and New Frontier, whereas BNW's low points (The Fallen Angel and the meandering "borrowed" mid-section of The Nomad) are still pretty strong and easily crush DoD's lows.

As I've crowed on about a few times, BNW is easily the pinnacle of Maiden's career, or at least the "essential" album for me, combining the upbeat feel and energy of their eighties/early-nineties material with the progressive influence of their late-nineties/present day material, and featuring their longest-serving (and best) lineup.
 
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Vaenyr said:
Even though I'm not a big fan of Wildest Dreams and would count it as borderline filler, the post chorus section with the VI VII I chord progression and Adrian's little licks is bloody brilliant. That part alone saves the entire song for me. Gotta appreciate the small things, I suppose.
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The middle part , The slow part?that is cool and how bruce sings. But if we compare to all tour openers? Final frontier,wildest dreams futureal are the worst
 
dickinson1978 said:
The middle part , The slow part?that is cool and how bruce sings. But if we compare to all tour openers? Final frontier,wildest dreams futureal are the worst
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Heavy disagree. Futureal is by far their best opener in my opinion. Senjutsu on the other hand...
 
Senjutsu as an opener didn't work at all. Final Frontier was weird too, never liked it. Wildest Dreams was alright, I guess.
 
Vaenyr said:
Even though I'm not a big fan of Wildest Dreams and would count it as borderline filler, the post chorus section with the VI VII I chord progression and Adrian's little licks is bloody brilliant. That part alone saves the entire song for me. Gotta appreciate the small things, I suppose.
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The middle part , The slow part?that is cool and how bruce sings. But if we compare to all tour openers? Final frontier,wildest dreams futureal are the
 
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